Hurry and Check Out Three Library Databases Available for a Short Trial Period!

The TCC Library currently has temporary trial access to three databases.  Please feel free to explore and utilize the content for your classes during the next few weeks.  We would welcome any comments/feedback from you to help us with purchasing decisions.  Please send your comments to your local campus librarian by February 25, 2015. 

Link to trial databases: http://guides.library.tulsacc.edu/az.php

Criterion Collection Videos  (30 days) TRIAL

The Criterion Collection showcases the definitive versions of seminal titles in the history of motion pictures. Features accompanying the films include HD streaming, scrolling transcripts, and shareable clips and playlists.

Proquest (30 days) TRIAL

This trial includes access to Literature Online (350,000+ works of poetry, drama, and prose), Proquest Central (master database of 30 college databases), Proquest Research Companion (9-part information literacy-research skills program and toolkit), Proquest Research Library (150 subject areas covered with periodicals, scholarly journals, trade publications, et cetera), SIRS Issues Researcher (covers strongly written Pro/Con of over 325 of the major domestic/foreign issues of today).

Statista (60 days) TRIAL

The world’s largest statistics portal--brings together data from more than 18,000 sources.  It provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions.

Blind Date with a Book is here!

Blind Date with a Book is here! It's that time of the year that you can participate in Blind Date with a Book in which you tell us what book you like and we'll pair you with an attractive single book in your area of interest.

It's a blind date so you could be paired with a detective, an actor, or scientist intent on saving the world!
Fill out a form by January 30th then you can pick up your blind book date between Feb. 12th and 20th at the campus library you select on the online form.


Link to the form : http://goo.gl/forms/zYGUPsv6TB

Watch the Library News blog for updated information!

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!



 



 

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
We hope you had a restful holiday break. It's always good to see new and returning students, faculty, and staff on campus.

We are currently open this week from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. through Friday, January 9th.
We will reopen on Monday, January 12th with our Spring Semester hours.

During the spring semester, the libraries at Metro, Northeast, and Southeast Campuses are open from 7:30 am. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Southeast Campus Library opens at 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
To see the weekend hours for the libraries on each campus, check our hours webpage.

Happy Holidays from the TCC Library!

Have a safe, happy holiday and new year! Remember the library will be open during the Intersession on December 15th - 23th, and January 2 - 9th. 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.  


The library will be closed Dec. 24, 2014 - January 1, 2015.

Season's Greetings to one and all!

Honor Our Veterans on November 11th!

November 11^th is a day to commemorate and honor the men and women who chose to serve in the military.

You might be surprised to know that TCC maintains a full-time office of Veteran Services at Metro Campus with additional special resource centers at each campus for academic use by veterans. 

 Check TCC’s page for Veterans and the Military for more information.

Also, West Campus Student Activities created this video "Celebrate and Honor all Veterans with TCC Employees". Watch it here!  http://www.tulsacc.edu/Vet . 

In honor of the veterans, the TCC Library has prepared a Veterans and Military Resources Guide with links to websites and local resources on U.S. military veterans throughout history.  It includes a brief list of TCC Library resources including books, videos and information databases (Ebscohost’s Military and Government Collection and Oxford Reference Online with topic pages on veterans and related issues).

Thank you to all the veterans and Happy Veterans Day!

See Research Day Workshop Videos!

On September 19^th Tulsa Community College Honors Department hosted their second annual Research Day Seminar.  The two morning presentations tackle the six-step research process, research opportunities at TCC, tools used for research, and an introduction to copyright law and citation tools.  The afternoon sessions feature a panel of local experts discussing research in the field, and a student panel.  These videos are a great introduction into the professional world of research.  

Morning Sessions: 
http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/2lvo9 

Afternoon Sessions:
http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/c61g2

Have a Happy Columbo Day on Oct 13th! Oh, and one more thing...

Have a happy Columbo Day on October 13^th! Oh, and just one more thing…

Should you happen to find yourself close to a TCC library and are in the mood for a mystery or thriller, I’ll spoil the ending: you won’t be disappointed!  The library has an excellent selection of both classic and new mysteries sure to leave you deep in suspense!

Are you in the mood for a classic mystery?  Some works, such as the novels of Agatha Christie or the Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle never go out of style.  In fact, Sherlock Holmes is enjoying something of a renaissance presently thanks to TV shows like Sherlock and Elementary.  Check out the stories and get a peek at the source material those TV writers are most certainly raiding for script ideas!

For a modern mystery, try Tana French’s The Likeness or Lee Child’s Killing Floor.  French’s novel follows the main character, Detective Cassie Maddox of Dublin’s murder squad as she investigates the murder of a woman who appears to be her double.  If you are interested in a series, Child’s novel is the first of the Jack Reacher series.  Follow Jack as he clears his name of the crime of murder… on the edge of your seat!

You can search for current and popular titles in the library catalog, or stop in and browse the mystery displays at the Southeast and Northeast library, the true crime section at West, and the new leisure reading section at Metro. 

Written by Adam Brennan, Librarian at Metro Campus